Is Personal Finance considered Social Studies?

Ohno2
Thu, 04 Apr 2024 20:29:27 +0000

I’m not sure if this tone is directed at me or some hypothetical parent? My questions have nothing to do with selecting Personal Finance over a rigorous course like AP Euro. At my child’s school, Personal Finance is required so that’s non-negotiable. The question is what to do with one open slot - either take a non-AP history course (because they’ve already taken all the history AP’s offered) or take a difficult AP science course that they think they will love. (They want to major in STEM.) So this isn’t about trying avoid rigor or get around requirements; it’s a genuine attempt to understand what colleges would like to see on a child’s high school transcript. If colleges say they recommend three years of social studies, why would my child feel compelled to take a fourth year that crowds out a more rigorous class they are more interested in? Most colleges say take 4 years of English - check! 4 years of math - check! 4 years of science - check! 4 years of foreign language - check! And 3 years of social studies - so why would we advise that all students take 4 when that simply isn’t what the majority of colleges are recommending? Wouldn’t saying that 3-4 years of social studies is recommended, depending on the school, be more accurate?